Soul Knows the Way

The Real Reason You Can’t Move Forward in Midlife

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:45:00 -0600

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As we hit our 40s, 50s and beyond, we keep wondering what’s next. We think, “when I get clarity, I’ll move forward. What if waiting for clarity is the thing keeping you stressed, stuck and overwhelmed? Clarity is NOT something you need before you move forward, but it IS created by one specific shift. In my own life, and in coaching hundreds of women, I’ve seen that it works surprisingly well, and changes everything.

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I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

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📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why Waiting for Clarity Keeps You Stuck

00:59 - The Cost of Staying Stuck in Midlife

02:56 - Why Overthinking a Decision Doesn't Work

06:22 - The Right State of Mind for Big Decisions

08:19 - How to Tune Into Your Intuition Before Deciding

09:19 - What It Really Means to Decide

10:24 - Moving Forward Without Certainty

11:34 - A Simple Grounding and Centering Practice

12:27 - Finding Your One Next Step

14:20 - The Soul Planner and Free Weekly Livestreams

17:08 - How One Small Step Creates Momentum

17:52 - Clarity Comes From Action, Not Waiting

🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY

Soul Knows the Way: Reclaiming Depth, Wisdom & Wild Nature is a podcast for women in the second half of life who sense a Soul-hunger they can no longer ignore...a longing for depth, truth, and a life lived from the inside out. Hosted by Kim Marie, soul guide, author, and creator of Solace and The Soulstead, this podcast offers Soul wisdom, sacred living, and the journey home to yourself. New episodes weekly. Follow and join the journey.

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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why Falling Apart in Midlife Isn't Something to Fix

Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:25:00 -0600

Something in your life is falling apart, or you've simply reached the point where you can't keep going the way you have, yet you have no idea what comes next. If you're a woman in the second half of life feeling lost, worn out, and tired of trying to fix it, this conversation is for you. We see you - here’s what it takes, what gives you the capacity to let something die, dissolve, end, before you know what's coming next.In this Body & Soul Session, Kim Marie of Soul Knows the Way and Vive Oldham of We Are Enough talk honestly about why falling apart in midlife isn't something to fix.

I'm so glad you're here, and so excited to be doing this special collaboration for you to join the conversation around Body & Soul.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - When Life Falls Apart and You Don't Know What's Next

00:51 - Why No One Teaches Us How to Handle Big Change

03:56 - Why We Think Something Is Wrong and Rush to Fix It

05:35 - Being Held in Curiosity Instead of Being Fixed

06:47 - Menopause and the Fear of Losing Control

08:14 - How Midlife Teaches You to Loosen Your Grip

12:32 - Losing Your Identity After a Major Life Change

14:52 - The Turning Point When Change Becomes Non-Negotiable

16:48 - Choosing Yourself Even When Others Are Disappointed

22:44 - How Discernment Helps You Say No or Surrender

26:42 - How Your Home Reflects Your Inner Journey

35:12 - Why We Avoid Grief and Why It Matters to Feel It

37:53 - Letting Your Body Move Through Heartache

40:19 - Grounding in Nature When Life Falls Apart

49:26 - Rediscovering Delight and Creative Play

54:27 - Finding Yourself in Fairy Tales and Myth

59:56 - Feeling Again After Years of Numbing Out

01:06:08 - Closing & Where to Find Us

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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why "Finding Yourself" Is Bigger Than Just You

Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:50:00 -0600

Many of us carry a deep fear that we'll lose ourselves forever, or that we already have. If you've been wondering whether you'll ever find your way back to who you really are, finding yourself matters even more than you may realize, because when we lose ourselves, the world loses something too. In this episode for women in the second half of life, I share an unexpected reminder I found in a place I almost didn't go, and the simple things we can do today to start finding our way home.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 – The Fear of Losing Yourself Forever

01:13 – Why I Almost Didn’t Go

04:10 – Why This Work Is No Longer Optional

04:50 – The First Great Disconnection

07:13 – Cut Off From Nature, Cosmos & Body

09:44 – Isolated From Each Other

11:13 – What Soul Sickness Actually Costs Us

15:31 – Alive on the Coast… and the Sadness Beneath

16:58 – How We Subtly Hand Over Our Power

21:12 – Why the Usual Fixes Leave Us Empty

22:30 – Becoming a Wellspring Instead

23:55 – The Spiral Path of Coming Home

27:53 – Still… Open… See

30:59 – Remembering We Are Nature

32:39 – All My Relations

36:03 – Why Connection Changes Everything

41:09 – Simple Ways to Begin Today

44:03 – Why This Is Bigger Than Us

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why Better Communication Won't Fix Your Relationships

Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:40:00 -0600

You leave the conversation and then replay it for hours...what you said, what you should've said, whether they're upset with you. You've read the books and learned the communication tools, and you try so hard to be the good one, the nice one, the easy one to be around, yet your relationships still feel effortful, and you still lose a little of yourself inside them. What if the thing that actually holds a relationship was never about better technique at all?

In this Body & Soul Session, Kim Marie of Soul Knows the Way and Viv Oldham of We Are Enough get honest about why relationships between women can feel this way, what really lets two people disagree and still stay close, and how to stay rooted in yourself instead of disappearing into who everyone needs you to be.

I'm so glad you're here, and so excited to be doing this special collaboration for you to join the conversation around Body & Soul.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why Relationships Need More Than Communication Skills

02:25 - Competition vs. Collaboration Between Women

03:56 - How to Truly Listen and Hear the Other

06:41 - Why Communication Techniques Can Feel Rote

09:46 - How Pushing Your Agenda Breaks Connection

11:27 - Disagreeing Without Ending the Relationship

12:51 - How Two People See the Same Thing Differently

15:39 - Why We Mistake Agreement for Trust

16:49 - The Cost of Always Being Agreeable

18:18 - How Curiosity and Interest Build Trust

19:27 - How Being Truly Seen Helps You Know Yourself

21:21 - Why We Rush to Fix Instead of Being Present

22:50 - Listening to Your Kids Instead of Fixing Their Problems

25:38 - Rooting and Grounding in Your Own Body

29:16 - Masculine and Feminine Ways of Relating

31:38 - How to Stay Grounded Without Losing Yourself

34:43 - Step Outside the Situation to See It Clearly

36:09 - Finding the Middle Way Between Extremes

38:05 - How Something New Emerges Between Two People

41:34 - Why Boundaries Help You Explore Freely

43:34 - Finding Your Voice Within the Larger Whole

49:45 - Finding Your "I" Before the "We"

51:19 - The Anger and Grief of Finding Your Voice

52:42 - Closing Reflections & What's Coming Up

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Becoming the Villain Won't Set You Free, Unless...

Sat, 19 Sep 2026 22:25:00 -0600

You started setting boundaries, saying no, speaking your truth, and suddenly you're the villain. The bad guy. The selfish, cold, difficult one. Nobody warns us that the second half of life, when we naturally shift away from self-abandonment, is often when people start calling you the bad guy more often. Some say to "Be the Villain" to become free, but that's not entirely true unless you understand this first.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - What Makes You Become the "Bad Guy"?

01:22 - How People-Pleasing Became a Cage

02:13 - The Hidden Cost of Being the Good Girl

05:07 - Why This Hits Us in Midlife

07:25 - Why Speaking Your Truth Triggers People

08:39 - How to Speak Your Truth Wisely

12:02 - Why Keeping the Peace Costs You

12:58 - The Victim, Villain, and Rescuer Trap

14:03 - The Villain Label Is Not What You Think

16:09 - Meeting Your Shadow: Carl Jung's Wisdom

17:39 - Reframing the Black Sheep

19:22 - What a Villain Actually Is

22:54 - Why Being Disliked Can Be Healthy

26:11 - How to Stop Defending and Explaining Yourself

28:32 - A Contemplation to Help You Shift

29:35 - What Real Freedom Looks Like

31:01 - Free Guide: 7 Keys to Reclaim Your Soul

32:43 - You Are Not the Villain

The Cause of Our Suffering Video mentioned in this episode.

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why It's So Hard to Feel Truly Satisfied (And How to Fix It)

Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:05:00 -0600

Ever wonder why it’s so hard to find contentment and a sense of true satisfaction and peace in today’s world, no matter how much work you’re doing?

That’s exactly what we’re talking about today. If you've reached the second half of life feeling empty and disconnected from yourself no matter how much you do, this conversation is for you. In this first Body & Soul Session, Kim Marie of the Soul Knows the Way podcast, and Vive Oldham of the We Are Enough podcast, explore why true contentment seems to keep slipping away, and what it actually takes to feel nourished, at home, and fully alive in your own body and Soul again.

I'm so glad you're here, and so excited to be doing this special collaboration for you to join the conversation around Body & Soul.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why Satisfaction Feels So Out of Reach

02:31 - How the Body Speaks: Feeling, Sensation & Dreams

04:53 - Why Trying to "Fix" Yourself Backfires

06:15 - Living From the Inside Out (and Trusting Yourself)

09:16 - Holding Both: Your Inner and Outer Worlds

11:53 - Honoring the Body's Seasonal Rhythms

14:00 - Why You Feel More Before You Feel Better

16:14 - Is the Soul in the Body, or the Body in the Soul?

17:54 - The Real Cost of Not Feeling Real

20:01 - The Midlife Turning Point: "I Can't Go Back"

22:14 - Knowing About Life vs. Truly Living It

24:35 - The Exhaustion of Self-Monitoring

26:17 - What "Remembering" Yourself Really Means

28:07 - Wholeness Isn't Perfection: Embracing the Mystery

30:35 - Embracing Every Part of Yourself: Myth & Archetype

33:19 - What Soul Work Is For: Meeting the Subconscious

36:59 - Why Real Growth Is Messy and Ongoing

40:43 - What Is Body Dreaming?

41:59 - Reclaiming Your Authentic Voice

43:27 - Inside Solace: Becoming One With Your Inner Sun

44:20 - Leaving Dogma Behind: Searching for Something Real

47:55 - Healing the Emptiness of Modern Life

50:27 - Why Nothing Ever Feels Like Enough

52:53 - The Quick Fixes We Use to Numb Out

54:08 - Rebuilding Trust With Body & Soul

55:10 - Feeling Real by Being Truly Seen

56:11 - Closing & Where to Find Us

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Free Journaling Workbook: Journaling as a Path to Come Home
E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
Personal Coaching & Mentoring
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New episodes twice monthly. Subscribe and join the journey.

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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Maybe Your Midlife Body Knows Something You’ve Forgotten…

Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:20:00 -0600

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You're exhausted, but wired and restless, unable to sleep for no clear reason. Your moods are all over the place, your body feels off, and then you notice it's a full moon. If you've been asking what's happening to me? in the second half of life, maybe your midlife body knows something you've forgotten. In this episode I look at how the moon, your sleep, your cycles and your hormones are far more connected than we've been taught, why that connection got so disrupted, and how to start feeling it again.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

0:00 - Why You Feel Off Around the Full Moon

1:06 - How We Lost Our Connection to the Moon

3:24 - The Moon, Your Cycle, and Menopause in Midlife

6:06 - The Moon, Blue Light, and Your Circadian Rhythm

7:45 - Do the Moon and Eclipses Affect Women's Hormones?

9:13 - The Study on the Moon and the Menstrual Cycle

10:28 - When the Moon's Pull Is Strongest

12:19 - Is It the Moon or a Medical Issue?

13:37 - How the Full Moon Affects Sleep and Melatonin

14:21 - Why You May Feel the Moon's Effects More Now

15:05 - Why Science Can't Prove the Moon-Body Connection

16:27 - Why Averaging Data Hides the Moon's Effect

18:11 - Trusting Your Own Experience Over the Data

19:42 - It's Not Too Late to Reconnect (Even in Menopause)

20:40 - How to Start Noticing the Moon's Phases

21:45 - Better Sleep: Blue Light Blockers and Blackout Shades

22:23 - New Moon Intentions and Full Moon Release

22:50 - Free Live Streams, Soulstead, and the Soul Astrology Guide

25:20 - This Week's Practice and the 2026 Soul Planner

27:10 - How the Moon May Affect Your Body's Fluids and Hormones

28:47 - A Bigger Connection With the Moon in the Second Half

🧐 RESEARCH/RESOURCES

Charlotte Helfrich-Förster et al., Science Advances (2025) https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adw4096

Charlotte Helfrich-Förster et al., Science Advances (2021) https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.abe1358

"Evidence that the Lunar Cycle Influences Human Sleep" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23891110/

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Free Journaling Workbook: Journaling as a Path to Come Home
E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why Midlife Feels Like Everything's Falling Apart (It’s Actually OK)

Sat, 22 Aug 2026 21:15:00 -0600

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If you're somewhere in midlife and it feels like everything's falling apart at once...your work, your relationships, where you live, even your sense of who you are all up for review at the same time...you're not going crazy, and you're not alone. There's a real reason this happens, and no one warns us about it. It tends to arrive right as we cross into the second half of life and stay with us through the transition. In this episode I share what I've been living through all Summer, why this "everything's falling apart" feeling shows up as if right on schedule, and how to navigate the discomfort of it.

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I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - When Everything Feels Up for Review at Midlife

02:22 - The Cost of Rushing Through Transition

03:15 - Feeling Like You're Going Crazy in Midlife

05:56 - What a Nodal Return Is (North & South Nodes)

08:40 - The First Nodal Return: Finding Your Identity

10:02 - The Second Nodal Return: The Dark Night of the Soul

11:45 - The Third Nodal Return: Aligning with Intuition/Spirit

13:33 - Saturn Return: Living From the Inside Out

16:10 - Feeling Cosmic Shifts Without Knowing Astrology

19:07 - Reconnecting to Your Values in Midlife

20:08 - Ways We Try to Escape Midlife Discomfort

22:48 - Working With the Seasons of Your Life

25:16 - Practices for Moving Through Midlife Change

28:16 - Getting to Know Yourself, Not Changing Yourself

28:47 - Letting Go and Trusting Something Greater

30:01 - Ages These Midlife Shifts Happen

31:18 - Journaling Questions + Free Journaling Guide

32:23 - Free Autumn Equinox Gathering

33:56 - What Makes the Uncomfortable Transition Worth It

35:37 - Coming Together on the Other Side

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Free Journaling Workbook: Journaling as a Path to Come Home
E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
Personal Coaching & Mentoring
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Burned Out at 50? It's Time for a"Silent Quit" (and How to Do It)

Sun, 09 Aug 2026 11:35:00 -0600

Somewhere, somehow in these recent months or years, maybe you've found yourself going quiet. You stopped volunteering first, stopped over-explaining, stopped being the one who holds it all together, and you can't tell if you're exhausted, burned out, or slowly falling apart. If you're a woman approaching or in the second half of life feeling this silent pull to withdraw, this quiet quitting of a life that used to look right, I have good news for you. You might be right on track! Today I'm speaking about what that withdrawal actually is, why it's surfacing now in midlife, and what your Soul might be asking of you through it.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - When You Quietly Stop Holding It All Together

01:25 - The Good Girl and What She Costs You

02:50 - Soul Sickness: Why You Feel So Flat and Depleted

05:15 - Why This Is Surfacing Now in Midlife

06:27 - A 'Wake Up' Story of Exhaustion and Withdrawal

08:54 - Why Vacations and Boundaries Don't Fix It

11:24 - The Silent Quit Is Not a Breakdown

13:35 - The Good Girl Was Never Really You

14:19 - Why Your Soul Needs the Quiet

16:14 - How to Implement an Effective Silent Quit

17:54 - How to Listen to Your Soul

19:13 - How to Step Toward Soul Alignment Today

22:48 - A Warning to Be Mindful Of

25:10 - The Freedom of No More Performing or Masking

26:56 - Why This Is So Hard to Do Alone

29:42 - A Free Guide to Reclaim Your Soul

30:15 - Why It's So Difficult to Stay on the Path

31:31 - You're Not Falling Apart, You're Breaking Free!

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E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

It Took Me 30+ Years to Realize What I'll Tell You in 30 Minutes

Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:15:00 -0600

You've done everything right, and still there's a restless sense that 'this can't be all there is.' If you're in the second half of life and feeling lost, empty, or afraid you'll run out of time to live the life you can sense is still inside you, this one's for you. It took me more than 30 years to understand what that restless feeling actually was, and how to find and realize the fulfillment I'd been longing for. What I finally discovered changed everything, and it isn't where you've been taught to look.

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I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Introduction: Why You Feel Unfulfilled

00:40 - "Is This All There Is?" Feeling Lost in Midlife

02:01 - The Inner Voice You Keep Ignoring

04:24 - Why Chasing Success Leaves You Empty

06:09 - Why the Answer Isn't Outside You

07:07 - Making Space to Hear Yourself

09:16 - The Sacred Feminine Power Already Within You

11:09 - The 3 Hidden Roles That Keep You Stuck

12:15 - The 3 Empowered Roles You're Meant to Live 1

3:20 - Reclaiming Your Power and Freedom

15:47 - Finding Your Voice and Trusting Yourself

18:03 - Creating Work and a Life You Love

18:57 - One Woman's Midlife Transformation

21:01 - How to Start Listening to Yourself

21:34 - Journaling for Self-Discovery

24:12 - Free Workbook, Community and Support

25:09 - You Were Ready All Along

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E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why Your Birth Chart Doesn't Fit Anymore (Midlife Shift)

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:30:00 -0600

If you've crossed into the second half of life and your birth chart suddenly feels off...like it's describing a woman you used to be, not the one you're becoming...you're not imagining it. Somewhere in midlife the old astrology stops fitting: the sun sign you've claimed for decades, the horoscope that once landed, the map that used to make sense of you. This is about why your birth chart doesn't fit anymore in midlife, and the subtle shift beneath the restlessness so many women feel and struggle to name. There's a second map most of us were never shown...and it may be the one your Soul has been waiting for you to pick up.

Two resources to generate your own maps:

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https://www.astro-seek.com/

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

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📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why your birth chart feels off in midlife

02:12 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

04:05 - The two maps you were never shown

06:11 - Why your old astrology feels hollow

11:29 - The wobble that moved your sign

13:43 - Sidereal astrology and the real stars

17:43 - When your Sun sign no longer fits you

21:55 - How I went from Virgo to Leo27:00 - When your birth chart stops fitting you

32:45 - How to find your true chart (free tools)

37:00 - Free guide, the Soulstead & going deeper

38:42 - You don't have to figure it all out

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

I Stopped Trying to Fix My Family (And Finally Found Peace)

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:05:00 -0600

There comes a point in the second half of life when you stop trying to fix your family... and something in you finally begins to soften.

If you're navigating a difficult family in midlife—an aging parent, an estranged sibling, or old wounds that never got the apology they deserved—this episode is for you. After 3,500 miles on the road visiting my family of origin, I came home seeing all of it differently. Not because anything got fixed, but because I finally had room to see what else was true.

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💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - When You Stop Trying to Fix Your Family

00:54 - Lessons From a 3,500-Mile Journey Home

01:57 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

02:36 - Reuniting with an Estranged Sibling

03:35 - The Pancake Parable: Apologies Without Words

08:00 - Breaking Old Patterns Without Reopening Wounds

09:07 - Why "Hurt People Hurt People" Changes Everything

13:11 - When Loss Clears Space You Didn't Choose

16:25 - Watching a Parent You Love Unravel

18:18 - Grief and Grace Sitting in the Same Chair

19:30 - Re-entering the Circle of Family Dysfunction

21:42 - What the "Wellness World" Gets Wrong About Toxic Families

24:21 - The Plant Parable: How Opposite Truths Exist Together

26:50 - Finding Beauty in the Darkest Chapters

28:38 - One Question That Shifts Everything

31:36 - A Sanctuary for Your Midlife Transition

32:10 - What Real Healing in Midlife Looks Like

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A Different Take on Codependency (mentioned in the episode): https://youtu.be/guw74QV7Qb4?si=gBskCBNEqtOpk5Z0

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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Perimenopause & Menopause: It's Not Just About Your Hormones

Sun, 05 Jul 2026 17:00:00 -0600

If you're in perimenopause or menopause and feeling like there’s more happening to you than anyone is talking about, you're not imagining it, you're not going crazy, and you’re not alone. The 3am waking, the hot flashes, the rage and grief that seem to come from nowhere, the strange sense of not recognizing yourself...midlife hands women all of this and calls it “declining hormones.” But this passage into the second half of life is about far more than just hormones. There's something almost no one talks about, and it changes everything once you recognize it.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - What no one tells you about menopause

01:23 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

02:39 - It's not just your hormones

04:25 - A soulful take on HRT and menopause

07:51 - Why you don't feel like yourself

27:57 - Perimenopause rage, grief, and exhaustion

33:59 - Why your menopause symptoms won't ease

36:21 - Free gift + The Soulstead

36:56 - Your body hasn't betrayed you

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why “Finding Your Purpose" Isn't Working

Sun, 21 Jun 2026 10:30:00 -0600

If "finding your purpose" isn't working...if nothing you do feels like it matters, if you sense there's a woman you were meant to become and haven't yet met, this episode names what's really happening underneath that ache. It's the seventh and final key in the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul...for women in midlife and the second half of life ready for the deeper truth about meaning, purpose, and the life their Soul has been waiting to live.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - What no one taught you about midlife

01:35 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

02:25 - The signs you keep dismissing

05:20 - How you became someone you don't recognize

11:07 - The truth about reinventing yourself in midlife

19:25 - A practice to meet the woman waiting

24:15 - The one question that changes everything

27:19 - Free guide + community

29:10 - The woman you came here to become

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why Your Boundaries Keep Failing You (Do This Instead)

Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:15:00 -0600

If your boundaries keep failing…if you keep saying yes when you mean no, second-guessing every decision, and asking everyone except yourself what to do...the problem isn't a lack of willpower or the right answer. There's a deeper knowing within you, and tapping into it is what will help you hold those boundaries and strengthen so much more within yourself. In this episode of Soul Knows the Way...Key 6 of the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul...we look at the most accurate boundary instrument you have, and what becomes possible when you finally begin trusting it again.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Your Boundaries Aren't the Problem

01:04 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

03:02 - Signs You've Stopped Listening to Yourself

09:35 - How Your Soul Actually Speaks to You

21:54 - Setting Boundaries From a Place of Knowing

28:27 - How to Use Oracle Cards for Intuition 3

6:59 - Your Free Gift of Oracle Cards

44:30 - The Voice Within You All Along

📚 RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE

Soul's Journey Oracle Deck Used in Video*

Centering-Grounding-Presencing Video

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

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The Words You Never Said Are Poisoning You (Reclaiming Your Voice in Midlife)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:25:00 -0600

Did you know your unspoken words could be poisoning you? Why do so many women in the second half of life still bite their tongues, even when we have so much to say? In this episode of Soul Knows the Way, Kim Marie names the silencing every woman has inherited, and what happens to a woman's body, relationships, and Soul when she finally starts to speak. This is Key 5 of the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why women stay quiet in midlife

01:51 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

03:24 - The symptoms of unspoken words

09:16 - The history that silenced women's voices

12:28 - The throat chakra and its healing

15:21 - The power of the Crone

17:41 - How to open your voice in midlife

33:59 - Your free guide + the Soulstead

35:50 - Say it anyway

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

Why "Love Yourself" Advice Never Actually Works

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 21:25:00 -0600

You've tried to love yourself...the affirmations, the self-care, the journaling, all of it. And if you're a woman in midlife or the second half of life, feeling disconnected from love itself, you've likely sensed that the usual "love yourself" advice never actually works. This is Key 4 of the 7 Keys to Reclaim Your Soul, and it points to what you were never taught about love.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - The Love You've Been Missing

01:31 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

01:52 - Why "Love Yourself" Practices Never Land

09:05 - What Loss Taught Me About Real Love

18:57 - Healing Soul-Sickness Through Love

24:40 - True Self-Love and How to Practice It

32:52 - Free 7 Keys Guide + The Soulstead Community

33:42 - You're Already Made of It

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

What People-Pleasing Is Really Doing to You in Midlife

Sun, 31 May 2026 09:00:00 -0600

People-pleasing can destroy midlife women. Most women in the second half of life have spent decades looking outside themselves for permission, direction, and answers. Feeling lost, unsure, second-guessing, asking everyone else first... it's exhausting, and it slowly disconnects us from our own knowing. This is Key 3 of the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul, and it's about something subtler and more powerful than the conventional version of empowerment. There’s a kind of humility almost no one talks about that turns out to be the doorway home.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why You Stopped Trusting Yourself

01:29 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way

02:54 - Signs of People-Pleasing in Midlife

05:34 - How I Outsourced My Own Authority

14:57 - Why the Cost Gets Steeper Now

20:09 - An Important Element of True Empowerment

25:04 - When Frustration Becomes Information

28:57 - A Practice to Reclaim What's Yours

34:20 - Finding Empowerment in Day-to-Day

37:14 - The Question of Worthiness

38:08 - Your Free Tools to Begin

38:36 - The Woman You've Always Been

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

The Hidden Cost of Holding Too Much

Wed, 27 May 2026 18:00:00 -0600

If you're exhausted, overwhelmed, and still holding it all together for everyone else, the hidden cost of carrying too much may be exactly what's keeping your Soul from speaking. In this episode, we explore why adding more never solves the real problem, and what your Soul is actually asking you to release. This is Key 2 of the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why you're exhausted even when you try harder

00:21 - Welcome

01:45 - What carrying too much actually looks like

04:02 - When your body finally says no

05:27 - Why every solution you've tried isn't working

06:48 - What emptying really means (it's not what you think)

09:45 - The part of you that governs flow and creativity

11:46 - A practice to release what isn't yours to carry

16:29 - How to make this part of every day

21:30 - Free guide + going deeper

24:21 - You don't need to do more to feel more

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Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

What to Do When Midlife Has You Feeling Completely Lost

Fri, 22 May 2026 10:00:00 -0600

If you've been feeling lost in midlife — unmoored, untethered, like the ground keeps shifting under your feet — this episode is for you. We explore why so many women in the second half of life feel ungrounded, anxious, and disconnected from themselves, and the one foundational practice that almost no one is naming. This is Key 1 of the 7 Keys to RECLAIM Your Soul.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - Why Everything Feels Off (Intro)

01:34 - Welcome

03:11 - Why you feel so unmoored in midlife

03:46 - Why anxiety, exhaustion, and indecision are connected

08:27 - The one thing no one is telling you about feeling lost

13:53 - How to feel grounded again (guided practice)

22:01 - How to stay rooted in everyday moments

25:48 - Free guide + community

28:04 - You belong here

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E-Book: Mistakes You Might Be Making that Hold You Back
Sacred Seasons Journals (Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter)
Sacred Nights of Winter Journal & Program
The Soul Planner
Solace — Women's Soul reclamation membership
Personal Coaching & Mentoring
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MUSIC: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.

The Silent Epidemic Haunting Women in the Second Half of Life

Wed, 20 May 2026 09:30:00 -0600

You've done all the right things. So why does something still feel like it's missing? You're not imagining it.

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In this first episode of Soul Knows the Way, we explore a silent epidemic affecting women in the second half of life: a longing for deeper meaning, feeling weary from years of holding so much, and a Soul-hunger that so many women experience but rarely name.

I'm so glad you're here.

💜 Kim Marie

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📍 IN THIS EPISODE

00:00 - You're Not Imagining It (Intro)
01:05 - Welcome to Soul Knows the Way
02:05 - The Story: Doing Everything Right & Still Feeling Lost
15:49 - The Silent Epidemic Affecting Women in Midlife
27:17 - What Soul Really Means
31:12 - The Journey Home: 4 Stages of Awakening
37:03 - Why I Created This Podcast
41:20 - Your Free Guide + Free Community
42:58 - You're Not Imagining It (Closing)

🎙 ABOUT SOUL KNOWS THE WAY

Soul Knows the Way: Reclaiming Depth, Wisdom & Wild Nature is a podcast for women in the second half of life who sense a Soul-hunger they can no longer ignore...a longing for depth, truth, and a life lived from the inside out. Hosted by Kim Marie, soul guide, author, and creator of Solace and The Soulstead, this podcast offers Soul wisdom, sacred living, and the journey home to yourself. New episodes weekly. Follow and join the journey.

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Music: Podcast music composed by Kim Marie, produced by Ben Carano.